From dacha@shentel.net Fri Aug 16 18:22:41 1996
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 19:46:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: dacha@shentel.net
Reply-To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
To: Multiple recipients of list <vortex-l@eskimo.com>
Subject: Re: End of Science 


>I can't help but inject a bit of metaphysics in too. 
Einstein was quoted as
>saying he wanted to find out "if God had any choice in 
creating the Universe"?
>I think the answer to that is that he had no choice if 
his Universe required
>intelligent carbon-based lifeforms. The degree of fine 
tuning of the 3
>subatomic forces neccessary to create life is incredible.
>
>Martin Sevior
>

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One could also ask "Is God really HE?" "Are we really here 
at all?"

I am still perplexed by simple things.

Several months ago I was working on a four pole digital 
filter. Each pole was a tuned brass chamber. The sections 
were connected to the other physically, but there was no 
opening between the chambers as a 50 ohm probe was used to 
couple the RF from pole filter to pole filter. Each filter 
was tuned with a large brass screw. I did a stupid thing 
(normal for me) and went in to far with a tuning screw on 
the end filter. It dropped into it's chamber. I opened the 
chamber to find the screw missing. I knew I had the right 
chamber because of the hole where the screw had been. I 
shook the whole assembly to hear a rattle. The filter did 
not rattle before the screw was dropped. I opened the 
chamber on the other end to find the missing screw. I 
studied the problem for many hours and saw no way the 
screw got into the wrong chamber. I allowed two visiting 
russian scientists to study the filter, at first smiling 
and then agreeing that what happened was impossible.

This is a true story. Not interesting, but true.

God may not play dice with the universe, but sometimes she 
will screw with your head.

 
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Date: 7/30/96
Time: 10:11:17 PM
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